Supply Chain - Summer Intern

About the role:

Samsara is seeking a Supply Chain Intern to support our growing hardware supply chain team. In this role you will partner with Operations Supply Chain Planning Manufacturing Legal and Engineering to shape the future of our strategic supply chain partnerships. As part of our Global Supply Chain team you will support new product introductions and cross-functional initiatives to optimize existing products. You will support the team with strategic sourcing ranging from manufacturing partner escalations cost negotiation and project execution to data analysis. You will help the team identify market trends and develop tools and processes to systemize critical supply chain data. Ideal candidates should be analytical and curious learners. The supply chain team uses data-driven insights to align internal stakeholders and our joint design manufacturing partners.

This internship is a remote internship. This role is open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area NYC Metro Area and Washington D.C. Metro Area.

This role is only eligible for first-year MBA students or first-year Master's students with an emphasis in Supply Chain Planning Operations or degree equivalent with a minimum of 2+ years of working experience prior to going back to get their Master’s or MBA. We will not be accepting undergraduate students for this role at this time.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact – helping to keep the lights on get food into grocery stores reduce emissions and most importantly ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara we win together celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.

• Support supplier relationships to drive alignment on component pipeline and risk assessments.
• Develop global sourcing strategies identify and evaluate new supplier opportunities.
• Partner with cross functional and systems teams to build supply chain integrations into existing PLM system.
• Assist with collecting quotes from suppliers leading negotiations and driving bottoms up cost analysis.
• Support the development of our supply chain spend analytics processes and systems.
• Conduct market research of current business trends industry changes cost drivers global pricing and market conditions.
• Drive collaboration between cross-functional stakeholders to identify cost savings opportunities by optimizing design materials and manufacturing processes.
• Assist with bottoms-up-cost modeling for custom components.
• Champion role model and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success Build for the Long Term Adopt a Growth Mindset Be Inclusive Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Actively pursuing an MBA or a Master’s degree in Business Engineering Management Supply Chain Operations or a similar field graduating in Spring 2027. 
• BS in a relevant technical field e.g. Industrial Engineering Engineering Management Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering also preferred.
• Must have at least 2+ years of work experience preferably in an Operations-focused role prior to going back for your Master’s or MBA. 
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail prioritization and triage of complicated issues.
• Ability to develop strategic insights and trends.
• Advanced analytical skills ability to translate data into insights and craft executive presentations.
• Self-motivated proactive creative and critical problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work in fast-paced ambiguous settings.
• Experience collaborating and working with cross-functional teams.
• Preferred experience in supply chain or manufacturing or planning.

What We Do

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform which is an open platform that connects the people devices and systems of some of the world’s most complex operations allowing them to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. With tens of thousands of customers across North America and Europe Samsara is a proud technology partner to the people who keep our global economy running including the world’s leading organizations across industries in transportation construction wholesale and retail trade field services logistics manufacturing utilities and energy government healthcare and education food and beverage and others. The company's mission is to increase the safety efficiency and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy.

Why Work With Us

Do the most meaningful work of your career—saving lives keeping communities running and transforming the industries that power the global economy. At Samsara we build AI-powered technology for the people who keep the world running—making essential work safer smarter and more sustainable.

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